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#172708 - 01/21/08 09:41 AM Color Blue
pretzldog stranger Registered: 01/21/08 Posts: 1	The color Blue is also used as "Bluie" to describe a red haired person on a sports team in Australia. The general rule for organizing a team is that you need at least one "Bluie" since they are presumed to be more reckless and crazier than aother members.
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#172780 - 01/22/08 12:11 PM Re: Color Blue [Re: pretzldog]
Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773	How interesting. Have you any idea how the term "bluie" came to designated a red-haired person?
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#172788 - 01/22/08 01:27 PM Re: Color Blue [Re: Sparteye]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass	'bluey' is also the term used for a bushman's bundle, the outside cover of which is often blue. other than that, I understood it was typical Strine foolishness. -joe (Bruce) friday
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#172789 - 01/22/08 01:38 PM Re: Color Blue [Re: tsuwm]
belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2891	Maybe it's one of those things like when you call a small guy "moose" or a huge guy "tiny"
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#172807 - 01/22/08 09:05 PM Re: Color Blue [Re: Sparteye]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	More info. here, including a couple of reliable sources: bluey
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#172816 - 01/23/08 12:02 AM Re: Color Blue [Re: Jackie]
Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada	I always assumed that it was due to the bluish cast of skin that some non-tanning type redheads have. No idea why tho'
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